-(으)ㄹ지(도) 모르다
(eu)l ji(do) moreuda
Grammar · 1 sense
might happen
Examples
오늘 오후에 비가 올지도 몰라요.
It might rain this afternoon.
바람이 많이 불어서 비행기가 출발할 수 있을지 모르겠습니다.
I don't know if the plane can take off because it's very windy.
When you'd hear it
Common in everyday conversation and polite workplace speech. The -습니다 form is also frequent in formal announcements, reports, and service situations.
What learners get wrong
Do not confuse -(으)ㄹ지(도) 모르다 with -(으)ㄹ까?, which commonly expresses wondering or deliberation as a question. Here, 모르다 frames the speaker’s uncertainty, while 도 adds emphasis to the possibility.
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